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I love these shoes. I purchased them for everday wear and they have been wonderful. I wear workboots and spend a lot of time on concrete floors, so my feet need a comfy break when I am not at work. These shoes are excellent for everyday and have held up surprisingly well. I used to be a die hard fan of another major brand, but never had a pair of shoes last a year. A coworker turned me to New Balance shoes for the "Made in the USA" label, and it turns out they have been the best everday "sneakers" I have owned in a long time. I purchased my pair in July of 2010 and they are still in good shape. The only reason I am considering buying another pair after nearly a year is so I can have a pair in black as well as the grey I already own.
Released in 2004. This is the first Jordan release after his third, and final, retirement which came after the 2002-2003 NBA season. The design was inspired by the Black Mamba snake, two original colorways where released: white/flint grey and black/red. Three regional colorways and three special edition colorways were released. They consisted of the East, West, and Midwest edition for regular and West, East, and Olympic for the SE (special edition). The Air Jordan XIX used innovative materials. The upper section of shoe was developed in collaboration with the global materials consultancy Material ConneXion, who sourced Nike a monofilament sleeving normally used in architectural applications for protecting PVC pipes from bursting. In theory, this allowed for a lace-less shoe because the sleeving does not stretch, however the Air Jordan 19 model did include a set of laces behind the sleeve to better secure the shoe. They are the lightest Air Jordans ever made.
